Richard Hundhausen: Product Ownership - Episode 292

Richard Hundhausen helps software organizations and teams deliver better products by understanding and leveraging Azure DevOps and Scrum. He is a Professional Scrum Trainer, Professional Scrum Developer, author of Professional Scrum with Azure DevOps (MS Press), and co-creator of the Nexus Scaled Scrum framework. As a software developer and consultant with over 30 years of experience, he understands that software is built and delivered by people and not by processes or tools.   Topics of Discussion: [3:03] Is it really that easy to teach developers? [3:34] Scrum implementation and best practices for developers and managers. [5:11] What is a Scrum trainer and developer? [6:40] Reminding teams to talk to each other and deliver value earlier. [6:47] Remembering not just the nouns, but the verbs: improve, collaborate, share, love the values, commit, have courage, be open, have focus, and be respectful. [8:39] The importance of having the right teams. [12:04] Improving software development efficiency through cross-functional teams. [13:47] The importance of being a self-managing team. [15:04] When we outsource everything to HR to find a good culture, that can perpetuate the “it’s someone else’s job” mentality. [15:24] Bigger companies vs. smaller companies. [17:44] Giving creatives the space to create. [21:09] HDD (Hypothesis-driven development) can help us learn early and adapt. [29:27] The importance of focusing on outcomes and impacts, rather than just measuring resources, activities, and outputs. [31:08] Outcomes and impacts are where we should be focused. [32:40] One percent of product owners using Scrum as intended? [33:27] Even if you don’t have a product owner, have someone who orders the work.   Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at programming@palermo.net. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer’s Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo’s Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Accentient Upgrade Your Team Daniel Pink Practicing Hypothesis-Driven Development in Azure DevOps “Richard Hundhausen on Professional Scrum — Ep 100”   Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.